Post recovery .... People with plates and screws.
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Does anyone with plates and screws ever feel like they are pinching or biting your ankle? I get these sharp bites feeling a couple times a day. Pushing on it helps. I am almost 2 years post injury.
Also so still swells really badly when on feet a lot. Still???? This pic is of my swelling recently.
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Zep natava
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vanessa1979 Zep
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monica48408 Zep
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I had two broken lower legs from a car hitting me. I am three and a half months post . I have plates and pins in each leg. I am starting to walk with a walker. my ankles swell up very bad. how long did your ankles continue to swell as you practiced walking again?
winnie4801 monica48408
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I also had two broken ankles but it was 13 months ago. I still swell especially in the afternoon. I use beige colored ankle braces to squeeze back the swelling and it helps, also good arch support.
GOOD luck
pat21095 monica48408
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I broke one ankle and the other foot had 2 avulsion fractures. I have a plate on the fibula and 2 screws in the tibia. Right now I am mostly walking with a walker but trying to walk a little without it. It has been a little over 2 months since surgery.
The swelling is worst with full weight bearing on the broken ankle side. Other side doesn't swell much at all. The swelling seems to be getting better the stronger that foot and ankle get. Also, walking in a pool has helped a lot. The exercises that seem to help the most are the toe raises, the Theraband in all directions and picking up marbles with my toes.
angbart80 natava
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I hope you had your hardware removed. I'm not a doctor, but I'm a medical coder and look at x rays all day. You can see that at least 2 if not 3 of the screws are protruding from the bone. That will make you hurt! So, did you have your hardware removed?
Zep angbart80
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angbart80 natava
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I'll be 2 years out from surgery in October... I still have a ton of pain and I don't know what to do. I wish I never had this surgery.
yolanda_08653 natava
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OMG... So glad I came across this had 2 metal plates and 8 screws put in when I completely broke my bone that connects my foot and ankle in 2015 Doctor suggested I have it removed as some people bodies do start rejecting metal. Wish I would've listened current situation foot wrapped in ice packs with icy hot pain has gotten so bad was literally crawling on my hands and knees can't walk on my foot at this time can't get in to my orthopaedic surgeon who did my surgery until May 25 pain is excruciating I have no ideal how I will manage with this pain until then I may have to request to see someone else the shooting pain feels lime a burning fire under my skin and the cramping is even worse...😣😣😥😥😢😢😭😭
Sandy707 yolanda_08653
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So sorry your in so much painI have a plate and 8 screws and 2 more big screws on other other side of the ankle im post 20 years and im in pain every day all day long ive tried everything . burning also. Im at the point I need to do something? So have you had the hardware removed?
stephanie96027 natava
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I'm wondering how long the recovery is after getting your plates and screws taken out I'm having mine done on the 23rd and yes I know exactly what you mean because when I walk it feels like if I like walking distance it feels like that the meat is ripping off of my bone but I'm not near as swollen as you your pictures show that you are
teresa93024 stephanie96027
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Hello. How did your removal of hardware go? I'm thinking about getting mine removed.
lynn03630 stephanie96027
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I am 5 month’s post ankle surgery with plates and screws and I swear I can feel them in my ankles (2 places) and I feel the biting and pinching and pain from themstill and swelling and I feel like they are hindering my recovery. I would really like to get them removed but want more info first.
Also does anyone know what the window of time is to get plates removed?
monica48408 stephanie96027
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how do you feel now?
veronica04964 natava
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Mine was a fractured bone of my feet and 7 screws and a metal plate was inserted. My doctor told me i can either choose to remove or keep them in there after my fractured has recover, and since I was not keen on going through another surgery so I opt to leave them there.
And here I am, regretting my choice every now and then. Because of the hardwares I can’t wear all nice looking shoes and lately it’d worsen n I can’t put weigh on my feet at all. And there is no solution for me cause the hardwares have been there for so long, I won’t even have a chance of retrieving them out anymore. Guess I ll have to live with it but those of you who have freshly inserted hardwares, pls do yourself a favor, remove them promptly after you are done with your recovery.